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July 16th, 2009 by Cooper Levey-Baker in Editor's Desk, News, Politics, Sarasota-Manatee
— Video surfaces of a Sarasota Police Department officer kicking a handcuffed suspect lying on the ground, and witnesses who saw the original arrest come forward to say the officer used excessive force from the beginning.
— Home prices may be sinking, but that doesn’t necessarily mean more affordable housing: “‘Prices are down, but wages are down too,’ said Sandy McKitterick … the home ownership manager of the Community Housing Trust.”
— As the 2009-2010 city budget gets hammered out, the Pelican Press‘ Paul Roat breaks down where the money’s coming from, and where it’s going.
July 17th, 2009 at 8:51 am
[...] “One day after police began investigating an officer who kicked a handcuffed man at the jail, city officials went to the man’s home and offered him $400 if he would sign a [...]